◙ noun 1. [mass noun] natural aptitude or skill • 天赋 »he possesses more talent than any other player. 他比别的选手都更有天赋。 »[count noun] she displayed a talent for garden design. 她对园艺设计很有天赋。 people possessing such aptitude or skill • 有天赋的人 »I signed all the talent in Rome. 我记下了罗马所有的天才。 »[count noun] Simon is a talent to watch. 西蒙是个善于观察的人。 [informal] people regarded as sexually attractive or as prospective sexual partners • [非正式] 性感的人；可能成为性伙伴的人 »most Saturday nights I have this urge to go on the hunt for new talent. 绝大多数周六晚上我都有这种想要猎取新的性伙伴的冲动。 2. a former weight and unit of currency, used especially by the ancient Romans and Greeks • （尤指古罗马人和古希腊人使用的重量和货币单位）塔兰特
【派生】
♦ talentless adjective
【语源】
1. Old English talente, talentan (as a unit of weight), from Latin talenta, plural of talentum 'weight, sum of money', from Greek talanton. Sense 1 is a figurative use with biblical allusion to the parable of the talents [Matt. 25:14–30]